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The reforms in ndia were introduce very slowly and their spreaad throughout such a large country was equally slow. This angered many as there was a general belief that the British were deliberately stalling on introducing these reforms to ensure their continued supremacy in India. Riots broke out and the most infamous was at Amristar in the Punjab where 379 unarmed protesters were shot dead by British soldiers based there. 1200 were injured. This incident shocked many in India but what caused equal outrage was the British reaction to Amristar -the officer commanding British troops at Amristar, General Dyer, was simply allowed to resgn his commission after an inquiry criticized his leadership during the riot. Many national Indians felt that he, and others in the army, had got away very lightly. The more radical Indians felt that the British government had all but sanctioned murder.

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